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CIVIL WAR BEGUN
Charles Taylor's Rebels entered Nimba County -
ECOWAS ARRIVED IN MONROVIA,LlBERIA
1990 - Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) sends peacekeeping force. Doe is executed by a splinter group of the NPFL. -
Charles Taylor was elected President of Liberia
1997 - After several years of chaotic, stop-go fighting, Taylor wins a presidential election. International observers declare the elections free and fair. -
Charles Taylor entered Sierra Leone
1999 January - Ghana and Nigeria accuse Liberia of supporting Revolutionary United Front rebels in Sierra Leone. Britain and the US threaten to suspend aid to Liberia.